Re: CANOLA OIL: A DROP OF DEATH

On Jul 20, 12:15 am, "peacedream" <peacedr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp
Rapeseed oil has been used for cooking for centuries in Europe, India,
China, and Japan. As modern science is finding out, its previous use wasn't
necessarily a guarantee of safety. Cooking at high temperatures with
unrefined rapeseed oil now appears to be related to an increased risk of
lung cancer because at high temperatures cooking oil gives off chemicals
capable of causing mutations in cells. Unrefined rapeseed oil is
particularly notable for this, but other oils also have this association.
Those intent upon doing large amounts of wok cooking with any sort of
cooking oil should therefore lower their frying temperature from the 240°C
to 280°C called for in Chinese cooking to 180°C.

"Rapeseed oil naturally contains a high percentage (30-60%) of erucic acid,
a substance associated with heart lesions in laboratory animals. For this
reason rapeseed oil was not used for consumption in the United States prior
to 1974, although it was used in other countries. (Americans chose to use it
as a lubricant to maintain Allied naval and merchant ships during World War
II.)

In 1974, rapeseed varieties with a low erucic content were introduced.
Scientists had found a way to replace almost all of rapeseed's erucic acid
with oleic acid, a type of monounsaturated fatty acid. (This change was
accomplished through the cross-breeding of plants, not by the techniques
commonly referred to as "genetic engineering.") By 1978, all Canadian
rapeseed produced for food use contained less than 2% erucic acid. The
Canadian seed oil industry rechristened the product "canola oil" (Canadian
oil) in 1978 in an attempt to distance the product from negative
associations with the word "rape." Canola was introduced to American
consumers in 1986. By 1990, erucic acid levels in canola oil ranged from
0.5% to 1.0%, in compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
standards.

This light, tasteless oil's popularity is due to the structure of its fats.
It is lower in saturated fat (about 6%) than any other oil. Compare this to
the high saturated fat content of peanut oil (about 18%) and palm oil (at an
incredibly high 79%). It also contains more cholesterol-balancing
monounsaturated fat than any oil except olive oil and has the distinction of
containing Omega-3 fatty acids, a polyunsaturated fat reputed to not only
lower both cholesterol and triglycerides, but also to contribute to brain
growth and development.

In other words, it's a healthy oil. One shouldn't feel afraid to use it
because of some Internet scare loosely based on half-truths and outright
lies. "

However, sources cited for further info are: Canola Oil: The Truth (Canola
Council of Canada)http://www.canola-council.org/cooking_myths.html

Canola Oil - Good or Bad? (Cancer Association of South Africa)http://web.archive.org/web/20010809065733/www.cansa.co.za/facts_myths...

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The origins of Canola oil are in the rape seed plant, which is in the
mustard family. The oil is pressed from the seed. Straight from the original
botanical source, the oil is indeed toxic due to high levels of erucic acid,
and is used as a natural biological insecticide.http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/ingredients/tech_docs/tec...
oil, also known as LEAR (Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed) oil, is not genetically
modified or produced in a lab, but comes from a hybridized version of the
plant, just as most of the roses and tomatoes grown today are hybridized
versions of original sources. It would be lovely if Peacedream would post
opposing points of view, as s/he appears to enjoy publicizing the most
sensational, fringe element reports. The video referenced, while
well-meaning, is highly politicized and based on junk science. The level of
erucic acid in canola oil is very low, and considered safe.http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2325.html
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/c/c0072400.html
canola definition
n.
A rapeseed oil that is very low in erucic acid content and high in
monounsaturated fatty acids.
canola etymology
[Can(ada) o(il,) l(ow) a(cid).]


http://wheatridgefarms.com/photos_canola.php
Photos of the Canola crop (April 2005)

The canola crop that was planted at the homestead.

Definition: canola; noun, a rape plant (Brassica napus of the mustard
family) of an improved variety with seeds that are low in erucic acid
and are the source of canola oil.
Etymology: Canada oil--low acid

I guess it must be better to eat rapeseed oil than say, cottonseed
oil.

Me, I prefer the saff- and sun- flower oils when I'm not using olive
oil.

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